Bag



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,570

D. ZUKERBERG BAG Filed Feb. 5, 1922 NTOR' 040M ATTORNEYS,

Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

UNITED STATES DAVID ZUKERBERG, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BAG.

Application filed February 3, 1922.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID ZUKERBERG, acitizen of Poland, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex andState of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bags,of which the following is a specification.

More particularly the invention relates to that class of light handluggage bags no-w popularly known as Boston bags, and the especial partof the bag with which the invention has to do is the attachment of thehandles to the body of the bag.

The objects of the invention are to secure an improved attachment of thehandles to the bag body which shall be stronger and neater; to rovidefor this purpose holders for the ends of the handles which can beclamped or riveted to the bag body and retain their shape or form; tolocate said holders so that they pinch the handle over the frame of thebag, and hold it with correspondingly increased firmness; and to obtainother advantages and results as may be brought out by the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a Boston bag having my improved handleholder thereon;

Figure 2 is a sectional detail, taken centrally and longitudinallythrough one end of a handle and its associated parts, showing a slightlymodified construction of holder;

Figure 3 is an inner view of said modified holder, and

Figure 4t is an outer view of the same.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in saiddrawings, 1 indicates the body of the bag, which is of any usualconstruction provided with the hinged frames 2, 8 at the mouth of thebag. Handles l, 5 are applied to the outer sides of the jaws of the bagthus formed, and a strapG is commonly provided on one jaw of the bag toengage a buckle 7 on the other 1 The handles 4, 5 are of simila'rconstruction, and each of them usually comprises a cord 8 covered withleather as at 9. My invention inheres in the attachment of these handlesto the body of the bag, and I accomplish this by means of holders 10,which are preferably stamped out of sheet material,

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such as metal, and provided at their edges with spurs 11 to be forcedthrough the wall of the bag body and clinched or turned over on theinside, as shown in Figure 2. These holders may be of any suitableshape, although I have shown them shield-shaped, and each of them isprovided at its inner side with a longitudinal groove 12 which extendsthrough the upper edge of the holder or edge next the frame 2, or 3, ofthe body so as to receive the end of the handle, as shown in Figure 2. Arivet 13 is then passed through the holder, handle and wall of the bagbody, as shown in Figure 2, the holder being apertured as at 14 in thebottom of its groove to receive the handle and countersunk inwardlyaround said aperture as at 15.

The construction thus described provides a firm attachment of the handleends to the bag body, which cannot be distorted or twisted out of shapeby use of the handles in carrying the bag, especially when it is filled.The holder is of somewhat rigid material and is located with respect tothe frame 2 of the jaw so that its upper edge or edge adjacent saidframe sharply pinches the handle between said edge and frame, as clearlyshown in Figure 2. This pinching gives the bag handle a little kink orbend in direction, and this bending and pinching provides a much moresecure anchorage of the end of the handle than a simple straightclamping would. I thus secure great strength and durability in a part ofthe bag which is usually the first to Wear out.

If preferred, there may be an extension at the upper edge of the holderof the material forming the groove for the handle, and I have shown theholders 16 in Figure 1 as provided with such extensions 17.

Obviously, many detail modifications and changes may be made in themanufacture of my device, without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention, and therefore I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself except as required by the following claims when construed in thelight of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

1. In a bag, the combination of a body part, a frame at the edge of saidbody part projecting laterally from the surface thereof, a handle withits end portion laid across said frame and onto the body part, and a.

holder secured to said body part over said handleen'd portion andpinching it against the frame.

2. In a bag, the combination of a body part a frame at the edge of saidbody part projecting laterally from the surface thereof, a handle Withits end portion laid across said frame and onto the body part, and aholder secured to said body part and having an inner groove to receivethe end portion of the handle,' said groove opening through the edge ofsaid holder next the frame with its end edge contiguous thereto andbending the handle over the same.

3. In a bag, the combination of a body part, aframe at the edge of'saidbody part projecting laterally from the surface thereof, a handle,Withits end portion laid across said frame and onto the body part, and aholder secured to said body part and having an inner groove to receivethe end portion of the handle, said groove opening through the edge ofsaid holder next the frame and having its wall. extended beyond saidedge and clamping the handle between itself and the frame.

DAVID ZUKERBERG.

